Frank M. Gaziano at a glance
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Frank M. Gaziano
Associate Justice · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Biography
Professional career
- 2016 – Nominated by Governor Charlie Baker and confirmed July 13, 2016, to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), succeeding Justice Francis X. Spina
- Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, appointed by Governor Charlie Baker in 2016, with a career spanning private practice, prosecutorial work, and judicial service at multiple levels
- 2004 – Appointed Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court by Governor Mitt Romney
- His legal career began as a litigation associate at Foley Hoag in Boston, followed by service as Assistant District Attorney for Plymouth County from 1991 to 2001, where he prosecuted complex felonies including homicides
Education
- J.D. magna cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 1989
- Lafayette College — B.A. (1986)
Additional information
- Frank M. Gaziano was born September 8, 1963, in Quincy, Massachusetts.
- Before joining the SJC, Gaziano held the role of Regional Administrative Justice for Plymouth County and Criminal Business in Suffolk County, chaired the SJC’s Standing Committee on Criminal Rules, and was a member of the Model Homicide Jury Instruction Committee
- Gaziano is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, National District Attorney’s Association, and various U.S. District Court committees
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